Hiplife artistes gather momentum for 6th MOGO Festival
Contemporary highlife musician Dada KD is bracing himself for the 2011 edition of the popular Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) which comes off on Friday December 2.
A plethora of activities have been line up to celebrate true Ghanaian musicians who have blazed the trail of the industry over the years.
The event put together by Accra-based Citi FM, will see over ten hiplife artiste mount the stage at the National Theatre to entertain and thrill lovers of the genre of music.
MOGO has in the past attracted massive patrons and this year’s edition would be no different on a day the West African country celebrate National Farmers Day and the German-based artiste insists he and his compatriots are ready for a massive showdown.
He said on The Rundown show: “MOGO has always been a fantastic platform to celebrate our own type of music and I’m proud to be part of the event once again”
“The event has never disappointed fans and Friday won’t be different. We’re ready to dish out good tunes to Ghanaian as we celebrate our cherished farmers who have fed us all these years”
“We must all come together and feel part of our own heritage and that what MOGO has offered over the years. We the musicians are ready and I believe our fans should come to the National Theatre in an expectant mood”.
On her part, Programmes Manager at Citi FM Jessica Saforo said all was set to part the curtains on stage.
“All is set for the show and I can tell you that the production team, the venue, the artistes, the rehearsals has been ongoing, and everything you can think of is ready for this show.
“This year would be different and of course better than the previous years because we have laced the performance list with both the known and somehow unknown faces.
“There are a lot of very good highlife musicians out there who are not in the lime light and have been in the shadows waiting to be exposed”
“We are bringing some of them as well as the Pat Thomas, the George Darkos, the Pozo Hayes, the Kwabena Kwabenas and someone like Adane best who has not appeared on stage fora long while”
The event has now metamorphosed into a 3-day comprehensive celebration and has now been christened the MOGO Festival.
“The concert, which always comes off on Farmers Day, is in its 6th year and has always sought to celebrate good music brewed in the Ghanaian pot and also recognise the talented musicians who cooked it up”
“This year, the MOGO Festival which comes in a triple package would officially open on Thursday December 1 with a forum for musicians and other stakeholders in the Ghanaian music industry. The program starts at 10:30 in the morning at the Citizen Kofi Entertainment Centre.
“The MOGO forum would be a brainstorming and assessment platform where pertinent issues regarding the development of Ghana’s music industry will be extensively discussed”
“It is expected that practical and actionable resolutions will be reached at the end of it and these will be implemented as soon as possible in order to promote the highest standards of professionalism, creativity and excellence in Ghanaian music.”
The MOGO Festival is sponsored by MTN; in celebration of their 10 millionth milestone and is supported by Zenith Bank, Logistics Movers, MUSIGA, The Globe Newspaper, and powered by Citi 97. 3 FM.
